Combined roller and ice skate.



C. R'. BARR.

COMBINED ROLLER AND ICE SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAH. 3o. 1911.

1,266,386. V Patented May14,1918.

INVENTOR MMI 'Y ATTORNEYS CEABLES'R. BARR, 0F PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

ooMBiNEn ROLLER nim ion SKATE.

Patented' May i4, '1941s.

Appueatien siedi/:arch so, '19in sriai No: 158;48'9.

To all'whom #may concern.'

Beit known that CHARLES R. Benn, a citizen ofthe United States, residingin the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvanimhaveinvented a nenr and useulfGombinedRoller and Ice Skate, of Which the'following is a" specification.

' My present invention relates tov a combin/'edv roller' and ice skatewhich is constrncted` in such- 'a` manner that itl may be readilyconverted `from one type of'skate to the other. lfnmy prior Patent No.1,187 ,961, dated June 20th, 1916, IE have disclosed a novel'l combinedroller and ice skate, wherein the side members of the clips are rigidand the fastening devices contact Withthe side 'Walls Vof the' keyscarried by either the ice blade or the rollers. In' accordance With myApresent invention, these clips are made resilient, land the fasteningdevices pass completely through` the keys so that' relative longitudinalmovement of the base pla-te of the skate andthe keys is vpositivelyprevented andanyy side lmovement is prevented owing to the rictionalengagement of the side plates with the keys.

With the above Ain view, Vmy invention consistsof-a novel constructionof a combined roller and ice skate.

Other novelffea'tures' of construction and advantage ivillhereinaitermore clearly appear in the detailed description of my invention.

Forlthe purpose of illustrating my invention, l have shown in theaccompanying drawings typical embodiments of it, which are Yat presentpreferred by me, since these embodiments will give in practice satisfactory andreliable results, although it is to be understood that thevarious instrumentalities of which my invention consists can bevariously arranged and organized and that my invention 'is not limitedto the precise ar# rangement 'andorganization of these instrumentalitiesas herein shown anddescribed.

Figurefl represents, in side elevation and partly in section, a combinedroller andice skate embodying my -in.fern ti'm.A

Fig. 2 represents a sectiononline 2-2 of Figsl. l

Fig.- 3A4 represents al section on line'3-3 of Figli.

Figs.y 4 and 5 represent sectional elevations of other embodiments of myinvention.

Fig. 6 represents a section on line 6''-6 of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 7 represents'in front elevation, a set ot rollers and theiradjunct'sf Fig. 8 represents, in perspective, a key and its'fcarryingymember 'for the rollers when constructed tooperate vvith the clips seenin Figs@J an'df.

Fig.v 9 represents a sectional elevation of another embodiment of myinvention.

FiglO represents afs'ectional elevation of anotherembodiment of myinvention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parte.

Referringk to the drawings 1 designates a sectional base plate of acombined roller and ice skate embodying my invention, saidl platecomprising overlapping sections- Whiclrareslotted to receive a fasteningdevice 2, thereby providing for the longitudinal adjustment of saidsections with respect to each other. The means illustrated for securingthe base plate with respect to the shoe of the user are illustratedconventionally and sincethese forni' no part per se of my presentinvention, a detailed description of such parte is believed to beunnecessary.

3 designates'a rear clip and 4 a front clip, each o'f which isconstructed in a similar manner and may be formed integral, as seen inFigs. 1, 2, `3y andi?, or they may be formed of a' plurality of parts,as seen in Figs. 4, 5 and 10. Each of these Vclips 3 andv fl isconstructed in a similar manner and therefore adescription of one willsuttice for both. In the embodiment seenin Figs. 1, 2 and-3, aspring"clip,-such as'for example, 4, comprises a ltlat base portion 5,Which is upwardly: deflected at its sides, as indicated at 6, and isprovided with a tongue 7, which extendsthroughthe base plate and is'riveted thereto, as` will be understood by reference to Figs. -2 and 3.Depending from the base plate 5 are the spring' plates 8, the innerwalls `ozt which Figs.l 1, 2 yand 3 'areparallel so that the side Wallsand the bottom Wall of the slot thus formed are at substantially rightangles t0 each other.

9 designates a fastening device having a shoulder forming flange l0 nearone end andV having its opposite end threaded, as at 1l, and one of theplates 8 is provided with a cylindrical aperture l2 therethrough, Whilethe plate 8 at the opposite side is provided with a threaded aperture13. The base plate 5 is of a proper thickness to provide for themovement of the plates S toward each other when the fastening device 9is tightened, so that a frictional grip Will be maintained at such timewith the rectangular shaped key le of the ice blade l5 or with therectangular shaped key l@ carried by the member 17 to which the rollersare secured. rlhe manner of securing a key to the rollers corresponds inconstruction to that seen in my prior patent, to which l havehereinbefore referred, and a detailed description of such constructionis therefore unnecessary. lThe key le of the ice blade is provided witha plurality of apertures 18 therethrough and the key of the rollers isprovided with a plurality of apertures 19. Y

lt is also Within the scope of my present invention to construct theclips, as seen in Figs. 4, 5 and l0, in order to provide suiiicientresiliency for obtaining the resilient frictional grip With the sideWalls of the keys. In this embodiment, each clip is constructed of sideplates 20 having integral therewith or connected thereto the angles 21,which, if desired, may be separate pieces Welded or rivetedto saidplate. The plates 20 are provided With the tongues 22 which are rivetedto the base plate.

ln the form seen in Figs. 4: and 5, the inner side Walls of the angles2l diverge inivardly, as indicated at 23, in order to form Wedgeshapedslot, the inner vvall of which is preferably substantially dat. lfdesired, the clip having the wedge-shaped slot therein may be formedintegral, as seen in Fig. 9. it Will be understood that in case theconstruction seen in Figs. fi, 5, or 9, is employed, the rollers wouldbe provided with the Wedge-shapedkey, such as for example, the key 24,seen in Fig. 'i' 'f lf a rectangular shaped key, such as 14:, isemployed, the spring clip may be made in .separate parts, as will beunderstood by reference to Fig; l0, wherein the side plates 25 aresecured to the base plate in a similar manner to that already describedand have integral therewith or connected thereto the angles 26 whichvform arectangular shaped slot to` receive thekeyfe or thefkey 16. 1`lnfall the Ieinbodirments of amy invention hereinillustrated",thezikeys id, llpior 2'? are slidinto!y position init-heirrespectiveslots,

messes and the fastening devices 9 are passed through the apertures inthe side plates of the clips andthrough the desiredA aperture in thekeys, so that When such fastening devices are tightened, the side platesof the clips Will be forced into frictional engagement with the sideWalls of the keys, thus preventing any relative lateral movement betweenthe keys and Vtheir clips. Since the fastening devices pass through thekeys and also through the side'plates of the clips, any relativelongitudinal movementof such parts is positively prevented. Giving tothe provision of a plurality of apertures in the keys, the blades andthe rollers are capable of longitudinal adjustment on the baseplatewithout rendering it necessary to adjust the base plate, ln theembodiment seen in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the spring clip has its baseportion thin or narrowed down so that the spring plates 8 form springmembers which can be drawn into frictional engagement with the key ofthe tread member by means'ofasuitable fastening device. lt will also beseen that in Figs. Li, 5 and l0, the base portion of the spring clip isreduced in thickness so that the depending plates form spring members.

My present invention can be very economically manufactured, and theparts are constructed in sucha manner that they are very durable and arenot likely to get out oforder.

lt will now be apparentthat l have devised a novel and useful combinedroller and ice skate, which embodies the features of advantageenumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the abovedescription, and While l have, in the present instance, shown anddescribed typical embodiments of it which will give in practicesatisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that theseembodiments are susA ceptible of modiiication in various particularsWithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacricingany of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

i. A convertible skate of the character described, comprising a baseplate, a spring clip carried at each end of said base plate andcomprising a body portion having depending side members, said bodyportion beinel of reduced thickness to provide for the resiliency ofsaid side members, a tread having keys to seat between said members, andfastening devices passing through said and comprising a body portionhaving depending side members, said body portion being of reducedthickness to provide for the resiliency of said side members, a treadhavsaid members into frietional engagement with said keys.

CHARLES R. BARR.

ing Wedge-shaped keys to seat between seid Witnesses: members, andfastening devices passing K. M. BROPHY, through said keys and sidemembers to draw M. E. BYRNE.

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